Safety car control and air-brake equipment



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SAFETY GABGONTBQL AND AIB BRAKE EQUIPMENT.. ill-ED JULY?, 1232!- Feb, 20, [1923.l

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GEORGE IflCLOSKE, F ERIE, JPENNSYLVANIA, ASSXGNOR TO v COMPAIQ'Y, .Pi COREORATION OF NEWlYORK.

onnnnait ELECTRIC SAFETY CAR CNTRGL AND AIR-.BRAKE EQUIPMENT.

Application fledl Iuiy 7,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, GEORGE MAoLosimi, va citizen of the United States, residing at f Erie, county of Erie, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Safety Car Control and Air- Brake Equipments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to safety car con- 10 trol and -air brake equipments. 'I

One object of my inventionis to provide a new and improved arrangement of apparatus whereby` the piping required for the safetycontrol features of the equipment is inuch less than is required in any of the equipments now in use, thereby effecting a material savingj in the cost vof the equipment.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved means for e'ecti-ng an application of the brakes when the motorman releases one of his control handles.

Another object of my invention is to pro-` vide improved means for cutting 'ofl" the power to the car motors when. themotorman releases one of his controlhandles.

Another| object of my invention is to provide improved means whereby the 'motorman may release his control handle wit-hout producing an application of the brakes .and

without cutting off the power to the car motors. y

` Another object of my invention is to provide an arrangement whereby the brakes are 5 applied and power to the car motors is cut off' when the motorman releases the handle of his brake valve in certain of its positions. i My invention will be better understood from the following description taken in 40 connection with thel accompanying drawing,

and its scope will 'be pointed` out in the ap` pended claims. Y In the accompanying drawing, Fig. l isa diagrammatic view partly in section of safety car control and air brake equipment fora double-end car embodying.inyinvenv tion; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a motormans brake valve whichy 'mav'be used; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the motormans brake valve shown in Fig. 2; and Figli is a di-` agrammatic development of the inoto'rinans valveshown in Fig.V 2v.

' nected directly emergency pipe bl iaa'i.` .semi no. isaoaa.

is shown inl Fig. l ofthe drawing, the

air brake equipment lcomprises a motorinans brake valve l at each end-of v1the car, a main reservo-iry pipe '2,- a straight air pipe 3, an,v

emergency .pipe 4, an eine brake cylinder G andk 7 and 8 and connected together b-yineans of a onevay check valve i() so that Huid can Howv f vonly from the .main` reservoir-7 to the main n reservoir 7 is vcon-fkr f to the mainreservoir pipe 2 and the main reservoir S is connectedto the 5. The above apparatus is reservoir 8. `rlhe main emergency valve standard lfor emergency straight air` brakel Y equipments and is well known in the art and therefore a complete description. thereof is deemed unnecessary. Q n At `each end of the car means are` profvided for venting fluidv from the pipe 4 when the motorman releases one of his operating handles.- lfn theequipment shown'iiuid is adapted to'beventedgfrom lthe the handle of-his brake valve. u Y y Ea ch motoimans. brake valve l is* adapt-` ed to be operated by aremovablehandle l1.` As shown in Fig. 3, the handlecon'sis'tsof two parts, the body portion` l2, which fits vover the stem' of the brakevalve and the handle portion 14 which is pivoted` to the body portion lat 15 and whieh `is provided wit-han arm 16 adapted to' rbe `moved into engagement emergency a J- the "motorman releasing .with the stem of a pilot valve-f 17 whenv the inotorinany 4'releases the brake valve handle in certain of its positions. The

arm 16 is held out of engagementwith the stem of the pilot valve `17 by the niotorman pressing the handle le downwardly against the spring 18. `As shownin F ig 2.v o f the drawing, the arm 16' is vshaped `'sof'tha'txit Ionly engages the stem of the pilot-valve 17 when the handle is'released inthe lap and release positions of the motorm'ansbrake't.,

valve. The pilot-valve y17 `is normally held in its closed position bythe spring- 20.

When the pilot valve 17 is open communica'- tion isV established between the emergency pipe 4 and the straight :air pipe- 3 through the pipe 2l. A manually controlled out -o'i valvei device 22 isinterp-osed *in ythe pipe v L at ay convenient .place forl operationby the the foot pressure being applied position, Under vtion ol the stra-ight air `the car connected to atmosphere.

This valve device coniprises a casing containing a ed to be held off ofitsl seat normally by a spring Ediso as to establish communication through the pipe 2l and having a stern adaptedto be engaged `by a toot pedal so that the valve 23 is seated and the eornniunication through the pipe 2l is cut ott upon to the toot pedal 25.

ln order to cut ott the power to the car motors when the bra-kes are applied by the inotorman releasing the handle ot the motor- Inans valve, l connect a circuit breaker operating device 27 vto the pipe 21 at each end or the car. Each circuit breaker operating deviceis arranged so that it opens a circuit breaker (not shown) in the motor circuit whenever liuidunder pressure is supplied thereto. ln order to prevent the circuit breakers being opened when a straight air application or". the brakes isv made, a one-way check valve 2S is connected in each pipe 2l. between the circuit-breaker operating de-` vice'27 and the straight'air pipe 3 and is so arranged that luid can only iiow through the pipe 21 troni the emergency pipe lf to the straight' airv pipe ln order toicut oit the control of the air brakes troni the noiroperating end oit the car, a doublecheck valve 30 is provided in the straight air pipe 8. This doublechecl-f. valve is ot the type inthe art as aback acting check valve, and, as shown, it comprises two valves 32 ant which are connected together so that when one is seated the other is unseated.

The operationof the equipment shown isy as follows: Let it be assumed that the check valve 30 is'in the position shown in the drawing; that the car is being operated troni the end where the motormans valve, shown on the lett hand side or the drawing, is situated and that this inotorinans valve is in its release position. fit the non-operating end or' the car7 the motorinanls valve 'is in the service position,

these conditions the porpipe 3 which entends from the check valve Oft-o the rnotorrnans 'valve at the non-operating end et the car is supplied with fluid under pressure froin the main reservoir pipe 2, and the portion of the straight air pipe which extends to the motorrnans valve at the operating end 'ot Conso quently the pressure in the portion ot the straight air 'pipe 3, which entends to the non-operating end of the car, maintains the valve 32 ot the check valve 30 seated1 and the valve 33 oli oi? its seat, so that coniinunication is established between the portion off the straight air pipe 3 which extends to the niotorinans brake valve at the operating end of the car and the portion of. the straight. air pipe which extends tothe emergency valve 5.

' ot' the car prevents kto the circuitr breaker operating device 27.

vmanner to well knownwhich is the handle-ods.

lt the niotornian desires to ina-ke a service application or the brakes, he inoves the inotornians valve at the operating endto the service position. 1n this position of the niotorrnanis valve7 the portion ot the straight air pipe which extends to the operating end is connected tothe rnain reservoir pipe lso that vhuid under pressure is supplied through the emergency valve 5 to the brake cylinder The check valve 28 at the operating end iiuid from being supplied rfhe brakes are released atter a service applicatioii by moving the inotornians valve n at the oper L* end to the in which pos tion the truig connected to atmosphereu` llt 'the emergency release position, A air pipe is application ot the brakes7 he nieves the inotorinanls valve at theoperating l in this posiend to the emergency position. tion7 the emergency pipe l is connected to atmosphere thereby effet-,ting the operation or the emergency valve in a well known establish communication between the inain reservoir 8 and the brake cylinder 6. 'lhe brakes lare releasedfaiiter an einerT gency application ot 'the brakes by movinginotorinan 'desires to .make an the inotornians valve to the release position,

in which position the emergency pipe d is connected Lio the' main reservoir piperl thru. a restricted passage. f As ysoon as the presure in the emergency pipe isrestored, the emergency valve v5 roperates in the well known manner to connect the brake cylinder 6 to the straight air pipe 3, which at this time is connected to atmosphere through the niotorinans valve at the operating end Aot the car. v y

lWhile running, the niotorinan maintains the brake valve handle 1l depressed so that the arin i6 does not engage the stern `ct the pilot valve handle in either the lap or release position, the handle inoves up and the .arrn l@ engages the stein ot the valve 1'? so ythat the valve is opened and fluid under pressure is vented roni the enfrgenoy pipe l through the pipe 2l to the circuit breaker operating device and to the straight air pipe rlhefpassage thru which iiuid is vented. issoniuch larger than the restricted passage in the brake valve thru which fluid is supplied from 4the niain reservoir pipe to the emergency pipe in the release position otthe brake valve that the pressure in the emergency pipe isv the art. The venting ot iluid to the circuit breaker operating` device 27j actuates Vthe piston thereof to open the circuit breakerkcontrolled thereby7 thus cutting off the power to the car motors. l

The brakes may; be released by depressing l?. lf, however, he releases. the

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the handle ofthe brake valve and moving .the brake valve into `its release position, if

off communication between the emergency pipe e and the pipe 21 so that, with the motormans valve inits release position, the pressure in `the emergency pipe builds up and restores the emergency valve 5 to its normal position, in which position the brake cylinder 6 is connected to the straight air pipe 3.

While running, the motorman may release the handle 11 without effecting an application of the brakes, if he rst depresses the pedal 25 of the foot valve 22. The movement of the pedal moves the valve 33 onto its seat to cut ofi' communication through the pipe 21 so that not enough air is vented from the emergency pipe 4 when the valve 17 is opened to open the motor circuit or to effect an emergency application of the brakes.

If the motorman-desires to operate the cary from the opposite end he -flrst moves the motormans brake valve at the operating end to the service position which is the handle-` off-position. Since the arm 16 is soarranged that the pilot valve 17 is not opened when the motormans valve handle is released in the service position, it is evident that when the handle is removed in this po sition, fluid is not supplied to the circuit breaker operating device 27 'to ei'il'ect lthe opening of the Acircuit breaker controlled thereby. l/Vhen the motorman reaches the opposite end of the car he applies the motormans valve handle, then depresses it and turns the motormans valve to the lrelease position. In'this position, fluid under pressure is released from the portion of the straight air pipe which extendstothisl brake valve so that the fluid pressure now acting on the valve 33 of the double check valve 30 causes the valve to close and thevalve 32 to open. Fluid is then released from the brake cylinder' through the straight air pipe and the valve 82 so that the air brakes may be controlled by the motormans valve andv safety control equipment at the new operating end.

While I have shownand described one embodiment of my invention I do notdesire to be limited to this specific arrangement, but seek to cover in the appended claims all those modifications which fall within the true spirit and scope of my invention. y

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

l. In a safety car control and air brake equipment, the combination with an emergency pipe, a straight air pipe, controlled handle, and acircuit breaker operating device arranged to control the cira manually :cuit ofthe car motors, of a lvalvedevice arf ranged to be actuated by therelease of said gency application of thev breaker andthe in-v terruption of the circuitof the car motors, 2. In a safety car control and air brake equipment, the combination with anemergency pipe, a straight air pipe, a manuallyand a circuit breaker opdevice arranged to control thecir-A controlled handle, eratin cuit o the car motors, of a valve device `ar ranged to be actuated by the release of said handle to lestablish communication between said emergency pipe and said circuit breaker operating vdevice and between said emer- 1 gency pipe and straight air pipe to effect an emergency application of the breaker and ,the interruption of the circuit of the cai"l ^motors, and a check valve in said rcommuni-- cation between said emergency pipe yand straight air pipe and arranged to permit fluid to flow only from said emergency pipe to said straight air pipe.

3. In a safety car control and, air brake equipment, lthe combination with an emergency pipe, a straight air pipe, a manually controlled handle, and a. circuit breaker operating device arranged to control the circuit of the car motors, of a valve device arranged to be. actuated by the release of said handle to `establish communication between said emergency pipe and said circuit breaker operating device and between said. emergency pipe andstraight air pipe to effect an emergency application of the breaker and the interruption of the circuit of the car inotors, and a foot valve for controlling thel communication between said emergency pipe and said straight air pipe and circuit breaker operating device. l

4. In a-safety car control and air` brake equipment, the combination" with anemergency pipe, a manually controlled handle, and .a circuit' breaker operating device'arranged to control the circuit of the. car motors., of a valve device arranged to be actuated by the release of said handle to establish communication between circuit b-reakeroperating device, anda foot valve for controlling the communication between said emergency pipe and said circ-uit breaker operating device. y y

5. In a safety lcar control and air brake said emergency pipe and said i equipment, the combination with an 'emer.

gency pipe, a straight air pipe, a manually operated handle, of a valve device arrangedy to be actuated by the releaseof said handle tovent fluid from said emergency pipe, and

a foot valve for controlling said communi- Valve device arranged [0 a circuit breaker operating device zurelflged to contlol the circuit of the car metiers, of L release of said handle to establish comm'umvw Catlon between sind emergency plpeand Sald circuit breaker operating device, and a men-Vv be actuated 'by the I cmntrollhgy the ually controlled valve for communication betweensad emergency ypipe andv said circuit kbine asker epemtng device established by said valve device.'

n Witness whereof I have hereunto-`setmy hand this 27th davyo' June, 1921.

GEORGE MACLOSKE; 

